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17 connected korrents · 15 moments from 1 Feb 2002 to 24 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under design design Everything filed under education education Everything filed under simplicity simplicity Everything filed under taste taste Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Cultivate your own gift and never imitate another's talent Cultivate your own gift and never imitateanother's talent RE Ralph Waldo Emerson — holds since c. 1841–1847 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting others choose your plan of life needs only imitation, while choosing it yourself uses all your faculties — tap to centre the map on it Letting others choose your plan oflife needs only imitation, whilechoosing it yourself uses all yourfaculties JM John Stuart Mill — holds since c. 1859 — tap for who they are Same subject: Knowledge borrowed from someone else is not your own. — tap to centre the map on it Knowledge borrowed from someone elseis not your own. Last stated 2 years ago 24 Oct 2024 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-10-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Art cannot result from external compulsion, because the labour that produces it is voluntary — tap to centre the map on it Art cannot result from externalcompulsion, because the labour thatproduces it is voluntary WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced or legislated into blessedness; it needs education and free individual judgment — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced or legislatedinto blessedness; it needs educationand free individual judgment BS Baruch Spinoza — holds since c. 1670 — tap for who they are Same subject: Every strength is its own weakness and every weakness is a strength; nobody gets every dimension of themselves to a hundred percent. — tap to centre the map on it Every strength is its own weaknessand every weakness is a strength;nobody gets every dimension ofthemselves to a hundred percent. Last stated a year ago 21 Sept 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The desire to emulate one's parents is so deep that it is difficult to distinguish between their influence and one's own desires. — tap to centre the map on it The desire to emulate one's parentsis so deep that it is difficult todistinguish between their influenceand one's own desires. Last stated 10 months ago 25 Dec 2025 PW Patrick Wyman — holds since 2025-12-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: The only style worth having is the one you cannot help; setting out to develop a personal style is the wrong goal. — tap to centre the map on it The only style worth having is theone you cannot help; setting out todevelop a personal style is thewrong goal. Last stated 3 months ago 6 Aug 2026 PG Paul Graham — holds since 2002-02-01 — tap for who they are GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Years of apparent failure and waiting can be the artistic work itself rather than evidence of a missing gift. — tap to centre the map on it Years of apparent failure andwaiting can be the artistic workitself rather than evidence of amissing gift. Last stated 4 months ago 9 Jul 2026 GS George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A better school looks more like the old-fashioned schoolhouse than like project work; the more school resembles free play, the worse it gets. — tap to centre the map on it A better school looks more like theold-fashioned schoolhouse than likeproject work; the more schoolresembles free play, the worse itgets. Last stated 5 months ago 27 May 2026 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2026-05-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A billboard buys only short, shallow awareness, so it does not work for education or for a startup before product-market fit. — tap to centre the map on it A billboard buys only short, shallowawareness, so it does not work foreducation or for a startup beforeproduct-market fit. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 EK Emily Kramer — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A clear explanation alone does not usually make people understand a scientific idea. — tap to centre the map on it A clear explanation alone does notusually make people understand ascientific idea. Last stated 9 years ago 3 Dec 2017 AS Alom Shaha — holds since 2017-12-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A browser works better as a single window than as multiple separate windows. — tap to centre the map on it A browser works better as a singlewindow than as multiple separatewindows. Last stated 2 months ago 15 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business is more likely to fail from taking on too much complexity than from lacking resources. — tap to centre the map on it A business is more likely to failfrom taking on too much complexitythan from lacking resources. Last stated 8 years ago 29 Sept 2018 TG Tren Griffin — holds since 2018-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business succeeds through a small number of highly effective distribution channels, not many mediocre ones. — tap to centre the map on it A business succeeds through a smallnumber of highly effectivedistribution channels, not manymediocre ones. Last stated 3 years ago 17 Feb 2024 AW Adam Wiggins — holds since 2024-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-on glasses seems far more enticing than a $3,699, 700-gram headset strapped to the face. — tap to centre the map on it A $1,299, 100-gram pair of slip-onglasses seems far more enticing thana $3,699, 700-gram headset strappedto the face. Last stated a month ago 24 Sept 2026 MS M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A baby-step version of eval-driven design is to sketch out 10 to 20 hero flows and run the feature or interaction through them to see where it falls apart. — tap to centre the map on it A baby-step version of eval-drivendesign is to sketch out 10 to 20hero flows and run the feature orinteraction through them to seewhere it falls apart. Last stated 2 months ago 9 Sept 2026 EB Ed Bayes — holds since 2026-09-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A blank chat box is lazy: it violates the first rule of a good user experience, that it is obvious what you can do. — tap to centre the map on it A blank chat box is lazy: itviolates the first rule of a gooduser experience, that it is obviouswhat you can do. Last stated a year ago 12 May 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-05-12 — tap for who they are
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